Chapter 228 - Yuzhou
Song Qingyao came to a room, and saw that there were already more than ten people sitting there!
These people were all people that she was familiar with. Her master, the Infernal Queen, was sitting on the main seat. A large middle-aged man in his forties sat on the right side of the table!
Some of them were dressed up in the standard martial arts style, while others were dressed up like rich people!
Most of them were men and women over the age of thirty, and only two of them were under the age of twenty! One was Song Qingyao, and the other was a young man!
This young man wasn't particularly handsome, but he carried a simple and honest look! His eyes were extremely bright, and when he saw Song Qingyao coming in, he immediately stared at him, his expression blazing!
"Everyone is here, let's talk about the matter! I have discussed it with Elder Liu and Elder Zhong many times, and we have decided to start the fight on July seventh! " Infernal Queen said slowly.
Elder Liu was the woman that Zhao Chen had met that day, and Elder Zhong was the middle-aged man who was over forty years old that sat on the right side of the table!
"Master, could it be that we're in too much of a hurry?" Song Qingyao said.
"We've been preparing for many years. It's completely appropriate. There's no rush at all!" Infernal Queen said.
"Junior Sister Song, don't worry, as long as we get into trouble, we will be able to occupy the entire Sichuan, you don't have to worry!" The young man looked at Song Qingyao and laughed.
Song Qingyao gently nodded and no longer said anything else.
"Now, all the counties and counties in Sichuan province want the existence of our white lotus's disciples! There are many people from all over the gentry in Sichuan who have sided with our white lotus! Once it started, these gentry would be extremely useful! In the future, we might need to rely on these gentry s to govern Sichuan! " The Infernal Queen said.
"Master, we are all born in suffering, those gentry are not compatible with us, how can we rely on them?" Song Qingyao said.
"This is only a stopgap measure! Besides, many of us have suffered before, but now, aren't we rich? Even though he was in the martial arts world, his wealth and power were not inferior to those gentry s! Let's not treat them as our enemies! " Infernal Queen said.
Song Qingyao clenched her teeth, her eyes still filled with dissatisfaction!
"This time, I will personally take charge of the Mianyang. Senior Sister Liu will go to Guangyuan region and Senior Brother Zhong will go to Yuzhou region! The other elders and disciples had all made arrangements! This time, we must be very careful. We must not make any mistakes! " Infernal Queen said.
Infernal Queen had already opened a map and marked out the locations on the map. All the elders and disciples were responsible for the locations! And Song Qingyao, as the Young Sect Master of the white lotus s, would stay with the Infernal Queen and guard the Mianyang s! white lotus was the strongest here, and this was also the first place they wanted to take down!
They talked for a full two hours before dispersing!
At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from behind!
The young man who was previously in the room was now striding towards Song Qingyao!
"Senior Yang!" Hearing the footsteps, Song Qingyao turned around and bowed.
"Junior Sister Song, why are you here alone?" The young man looked at Song Qingyao with fiery eyes.
"It's nothing, it's just that it's hard to fall asleep, so I decided to walk around outside!" Song Qingyao said.
"Oh. Why don't you let me walk with you for a while! " The young man laughed.
Song Qingyao did not comment, she continued to move forward, while the young man followed behind her hastily.
"Junior Sister Song, after this matter, the entire Chuan Shu will belong to us! In time, if we take over Middle Han Area, Guan Shan, or even the entire world, it might not be impossible for us to take over Middle Han Area in the future! We have created a flourishing white lotus, bringing benefits to all the people of the world. Just thinking about it makes one feel refreshed! " The young man laughed.
"If there really comes a day like that, I'm afraid that white lotus would have disappeared too." Song Qingyao said.
"The white lotus does not exist? What do you mean? " The young man said in surprise.
"At that time, there will probably be people who will become the new emperor! My white lotus is just a tool in the hands of the new Emperor! Once the new Emperor ascends the throne, he will definitely restrict my white lotus! " Song Qingyao said with a cold smile.
"Junior Sister, why do you have such thoughts?" The young man said in disbelief.
"I don't know either! I just think it's human nature! Everyone wanted to be an emperor, everyone wanted to rule over and enslave all the people in the world! My white lotus's so-called "no emperor" or "no official" would not appear! " Song Qingyao said indifferently.
In fact, her guess was not wrong. In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the rebels were more or less related to the white lotus, including Zhu Yuanzhang. In the beginning, they all relied on the Mani Sect and the white lotus to rebel, and at that time, "Little Ming King" appeared, and then "Ming dynasty" appeared. These names were all related to the white lotus! However, when Zhu Yuanzhang ascended to the throne, Manichaeism and the white lotus all became "Demonic Sect", receiving a blow from the imperial government!
"Junior Sister, your idea is completely wrong! When that time came, there would be no emperor, no government, only the flourishing of the white lotus and the peace of the world! At that time, I can leave the underworld with you and be free and unfettered! Junior Sister, what do you think? " The young man looked at Song Qingyao with blazing eyes.
"I do not have the intention of retiring in the underworld! Senior Brother Yang, I want to think about something by myself, you can go back first! " Song Qingyao said.
When Song Qingyao said these words, Senior Brother Yang revealed a disappointed expression, but he quickly nodded and left after a while!
"I hurt him once in the past, and now Master is going to start something in Sichuan, isn't this the same as harming him again? "No wonder he hates me so much and ignores me so much!" Dressed in men's attire, Song Qingyao bit her lips and thought deeply.
"Hey, what should we do? Master has already been preparing for many years, and I was originally not interested in these things, so I didn't pay much attention to it! But now, he was in the Great Song Emperor! What a headache! " Song Qingyao muttered to herself!
She was strolling in the forest with the moon shining brightly in the sky. She was alone in this place!
"Forget it, if there's a chance, I'll help him!" There was no point in establishing such a beautiful white lotus. It was fine if he didn't want to establish it! As for him … I can't ever do something that would let him down again! " After a long while, Song Qingyao finally came to a decision, and his face revealed a smile.
Just then, the sound of footsteps could be heard from not too far away!
When Song Qingyao turned around, a voice came from afar, "Junior Sister Song!"
A handsome young man with dishevelled hair entered the forest with a smile. Who else could it be other than Zhang Ziqiu?
"Senior Zhang!" Song Qingyao nodded.
"The sky is already dark, what is Junior Sister Song doing here alone?" Zhang Ziqiu walked with large strides to Song Qingyao's side, and said while trying to curry favor with him.
"I was just thinking about something!" Song Qingyao said.
"What is it?" Zhang Ziqiu said.
"This is not enough for an outsider!" Song Qingyao said.
"If Junior Sister Song doesn't say it, I know what it is! It should be related to the incident with your sect, right? " Zhang Ziqiu said.
A faint smile appeared on Song Qingyao's face, and she nodded slightly.
"Junior Sister Song, once your sect starts an incident, it will be extremely dangerous, but I will always stay by your side to protect your safety!" Zhang Ziqiu said.
"Qingyao has martial arts of her own, so she doesn't need other people's help!" Song Qingyao shook his head.
Zhang Ziqiu's face revealed an embarrassed smile, after a while, he looked at Song Qingyao's waist, only to see that the Pure Jun Sword was hung on Song Qingyao's body, and he immediately laughed: "Junior Sister Song, do you like this Pure Jun Sword?"
"I like it!" Song Qingyao nodded and said.
"As long as junior likes it!" To be honest, I got this Pure Jun Sword from a friend! I have paid a huge price for this Pure Jun Sword! If that friend needs anything in the future, I must agree! However, for Junior Sister, this is nothing! " Zhang Ziqiu said.
"Senior Brother Zhang, there's no need for that! I will help you complete the deal between you and him! " Song Qingyao said.
"Will you do it for me?" Zhang Ziqiu was stunned.
"I'm a bit tired today, Senior Brother Zhang. Goodbye!" Song Qingyao said.
She turned around and left, completely ignoring Zhang Ziqiu, while Zhang Ziqiu stared at her back in a daze, and only recovered after a long time!
Zhao Chen, Kang An and the rest had already arrived at Yuzhou, which means the area around Chongqing for the future generations!
Although the Yuzhou of this era was an important location in the Chuan Shu, it was still only an ancient city.
But the Yangtze River defense allowed Wu Jie to stay there, as well as the tens of thousands of water army!
They had already been here for a few days, and yesterday, Zhao Chen had even inspected the troops! Within Wu Jie's army, the power of the Advocacy Division had long permeated into them. The tens of thousands of soldiers here were completely loyal to Zhao Chen, they were no different from the Imperial Guards or the soldiers of the Managed! Wu Jie trained the soldiers with great care, the quality of the soldiers was no small matter! However, his army was dominated by water mages, and he only had around 20,000 infantry!
This morning, Zhao Chen, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Kang An and the others were sitting on the boat, advancing forward on the river surface!
The mist was thick, and other boats could be seen passing through the area. Occasionally, the sound of hawkers could be heard!
In the entire Chuan Shu, perhaps only the Yuzhou was the most stable! After all, there was an army stationed here, and it was difficult for the white lotus to develop their powers here!
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the white lotus will be in trouble very soon!" Wu Jie asked with slight worry.
"I understand! I've been thinking about it every day these days! I have already made a decision in my heart! " Zhao Chen said.
"Oh?" Wu Jie was slightly taken aback.
"We will do this! This time, we are not only going to take down the white lotus in one fell swoop, we are going to take down all the gentry s who were disobedient to us! " Zhao Chen slowly started to explain.
When Zhao Chen finished, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Kang An and the rest were all stunned.
"Highness, is this appropriate? Although those gentry s are disrespectful to the imperial government, we can slowly teach them a lesson and subtly subdue them to the imperial government. After a long while, Wu Jie finally spoke.
"Take care of them slowly, subtly … How long would it take? Five years? Ten years? We can't wait so many years! In name, we have Chuan Shu s, Middle Han Area s, Guan Shan s, and other places. However, Chuan Shu has always been disobedient to me, it is difficult for Rent reduction order s and Advocacy Division s to enter Chuan Shu! If that's the case, how can we join forces with the entire nation's military and civilian forces to annihilate the Valkyrie and Emperor Kang? Moreover, now that the true women and Emperor Kang had united, the pressure on the imperial government was extremely great! Under these circumstances, I can no longer tolerate the existence of internal troubles! I am using this opportunity to use the name of the white lotus to completely get rid of all these gentry who have failed me! Only the combined forces of a nation, a government, and a leader can bring the entire nation together. Only by joining forces with the genuine women and the Emperor Kang can they be defended against, all the way until they are completely wiped out! " Zhao Chen said.
"Big brother, I think His Majesty is right! The Chuan Shu's territory was exceptionally important, the gentry here had always been subservient to the Emperor, and many of the taxes collected were taken by them every year! If that's the case, then how can we face the Emperor Kang and the Female Genuine due to internal instability? " Wu Lin said.
"I also support His Majesty!" Kang An said.
"Your majesty, if you have any orders, Wu Jie will definitely follow it!" Wu Jie bent down and said.